In which event did Mimoun win his first Olympic medal?
5,000 metres
10,000 metres
1,500 metres
Marathon
Answer
Mimoun won his first Olympic medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished in second place behind the Italian Giuseppe Dordoni.
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